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Click here to subscribe1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: two small bells; a Langton Down type bow brooch; a T-shaped bow brooch; a harness fitting; a figure of Mercury with winged headgear and marsupium on a modern stand. 115 grams total, 28-75mm including stand (1 - 3). Found County Durham, UK, in the 1980s. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
A mixed group of undated archaistic bronze mirrors comprising: one square with frogs and foliage; one discoid with monkeys on a hatched field; one discoid with erotic motifs. 110 grams, 35-62mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/2). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1996. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze mounts comprising: one square with quatrefoil; one heart-shaped with void to upper edge; two rectangular with lobe and socket on the shorter edges; six heater-shaped with scroll ornament; two pelta-shaped, domed. 54 grams total, 13-27mm (1/2 - 1). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [12, No Reserve] Fine condition.
5th-3rd century BC. A mixed group of bronze arrow heads comprising: seven triangular-section; three leaf-shaped, tanged; five leaf-shaped, socketted; two lozengiform with round-section shaft; one spade-shaped, tanged; one leaf-shaped, socket absent. 87 grams total, 2-10.5cm (3/4 - 4). Private collection, acquired by descent 1970s. [20, No Reserve] Fair condition; two leaf-shaped, tanged arrowheads bonded.
7th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze mounts comprising: two rectangular with punched ornament, pierced; one rectangular, gilded; one a fragment with two mounting loops, some gilding; three piriform; two rectangular with scooped upper edge; eight heart-shaped; one a double pelta; one gilded, double pelta with ribbed centre; three heater-shaped. 67 grams total, 13-26mm (1/2 - 1). Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. [22, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.
A mixed group of undated archaistic bronze mirrors comprising: one rectangular with geometric border; one discoid with monkeys and foliage; one heart-shaped with birds and foliage. 249 grams total, 49-105mm (2 - 1/4). London private collection, acquired 1985-1995. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition; small casting flaw to heart-shaped mirror.
10th-14th century AD. A mixed group of bronze brooches comprising: three with round-section shank, lobe terminals; three similar, smaller with scrolled terminals; two omega-shaped. 82 grams total, 35-73mm (1 1/2 - 3). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. [8, No Reserve] Fine condition.
A mixed group of undated archaistic bronze mirrors comprising: one a rosette with monkeys; one discoid with figures, birds and foliage; one a rosette with beasts and flowers. 187 grams total, 50-76mm (2 - 3). From a central London collection formed between 1990-2000. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze pendants of various dates comprising: a bifacial reliquary pendant with Corpus Christi detail; a bifacial reliquary pendant with incised saltires; a cross bottony pendant with raised bosses to one face, text to the reverse; an expanding-arm cross with central recess, ring-and-dot motifs; a flat-section plaque with central ring, ring-and-dots around; a Maltese cross plaque within an annular frame, guilloche to border. 224 grams total, 50-100mm (2 - 4). From an old German collection; acquired before 1980. [6] Fine condition.
12th-15th century AD. A pair of finger rings comprising: a round-section silver hoop with dish bezel, filigree hoops retaining a blue glass insert; a D-section bronze hoop with trumpet bezel, incised reserved lozenge design. 5.37 grams, 23-25mm (1). Property of a retired English University Professor. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: two small round-section bangles; a thick round-section bangle; a penannular bracelet with balustered profile; four penannular bracelets with butt finials. 131 grams total, 43-68mm (1 3/4 - 2 3/4). Private collection, acquired by descent 1970s. [8, No Reserve] Fair condition.
20th century AD. A mixed group of bronze penannular finger rings, each with a broad plaque and repoussé design, two with a robed figure in woodland, six with a robed figure confronting a horned animal. 27 grams total, 21mm (3/4). Acquired on the London art market before 1995. [8, No Reserve] Fine condition.
11th-14th century AD. A mixed pendant group comprising: a spiral seashell pierced for suspension; a hollow bronze sphere; four discoid plaques; one openwork discoid plaque with crescent to the centre; a trefoil with enamel details;a ring with three loops; a fleur-de-lys;a crescent; a bell-shaped loop; an openwork bird in circular frame; a round-section coil. 30 grams total, 15-38mm (1/2 - 1 1/2). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [14, No Reserve] Fine condition.
An undated archaistic hollow-cast bronze figure of Vajrasattva sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower base, holding vajra symbols in the hands. 1.1 kg, 21cm (8 1/4). Acquired on the London art market before 1995. Vajrasattva is the Bodhisattva of purification, particularly of the mind through the practice of meditation and mindfulness. Fine condition.
11th-13th century AD. A mixed group of bronze mounts comprising: one barrel-shaped with pellet detailing; one discoid with pellets and beaded border; one D-shaped, openwork and pierced; one pentagonal with three attachment rivets; two triangular with scroll detailing. 41 grams total, 20-46mm (3/4 - 1 3/4). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
20th century AD. A mixed group comprising: four hollow-section bronze bangles, each with the tapered ends coiled over the loop, panel of reserved text on a hatched field; a repoussé sheet metal cicada pendant with articulated wings and legs. 217 grams total, 74-85mm (3 - 3 1/2). London private collection, acquired 1985-1995. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
20th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a penannular bracelet with reserved design of tigers and vegetation on a hatched field; a penannular bracelet with butted ends, reserved panel of foliage, rectangular finials with floral motifs; a tapering D-section band with ends coiled round the shank, reserved dragon and fenghuang; a round-section tapering band with ends coiled round the shank, incised text and flowers. 172 grams total, 64-74mm (2 1/2 - 3). From a central London collection formed between 1990-2000. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A bronze disc brooch formed from a contemporary or earlier bronze coin by the addition of pin-lugs and catchplate; the coin with short-cross centre to the reverse, bearded bust to the obverse. 9.70 grams, 32mm (1 1/4). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. coin-brooch in Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, item 1.1.1-t. [No Reserve] Fine condition, usage wear to obverse.
17th-19th century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a finger rings with cabochon glass bezel; a bezel with inset striped glass cabochon; a flat-section ring with red glass cabochon in claw setting; an openwork D-shaped mount; a belt-plaque with S-scrolled foliage design; a flat-section plaque with low-relief hunting scene; a repoussé rosette; a discoid stud with central glass cabochon. 53 grams total, 15-71mm (1/2 - 2 3/4). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [8, No Reserve] Fine condition.
11th-14th century AD. A mixed group comprising: a silver lock-case half formed as a standing dog; a bronze lock-case half formed as a regardant dog; a tongue-shaped escutcheon with keyhole; an iron padlock. 85 grams total, 33-51mm (1 1/4 - 2). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
20th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a penannular bracelet with reserved design of tigers and vegetation on a hatched field; a penannular bracelet with butted ends, reserved panel of foliage, rectangular finials with floral motifs; a tapering D-section band with ends coiled round the shank, reserved dragon and fenghuang; a round-section tapering band with ends coiled round the shank, incised text and flowers. 168 grams total, 61-74mm (2 1/2 - 3). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1996. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
French gilt bronze and black marble sculptural mantel clock of figures from the Medici Chapel, cast by Barbedienne, inset medallion of Achille Collas Reduction Mecanique, after Michelangelo, the central figure of Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, in classical garb, height 53cm, flanked by Night and Day from Guiliano's tomb, length 47cm, the white enamel Roman dial with a lapis lazuli centre, eight-day movement striking the half on a bell, overall length 126cm. *See clocks and watches proviso. Condition report: the various parts of the arrangement are not fixed together and some architectural elements may be missing, The mis-match of the central figure and the side figures may indicate that this clock was once one of a pair that have been re-assembled incorrectly. The movement winds, ticks and strikes the half but loses step with the hour count; the dial enamel is crazed, the marble chipped on the edges, the ormolu is slightly rubbed. Note that the movement is fully enclosed, there isn't a rear opening. The black marble elements have general edge chips and scratches. Main figure: 20kg; side figures: 12.5kg and 10kg; central block: 13.5kg; side slabs:37kg combined All clocks and watches are sold without warranty. Comments regarding the going condition of clocks and watches relate to their state at the time of cataloguing and those comments may no-longer be correct at the time of sale or delivery. Buyers should assume that all lots will require servicing to be useable and reliable. Clocks and watches are not tested for accuracy, duration or water tightness.
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